⌖ Accredited training sites across 15 member countries · Botswana / Burundi / Ethiopia / Kenya / Lesotho / Malawi / Mozambique / Namibia / Rwanda / South Sudan / Sudan / Tanzania / Uganda / Zambia / Zimbabwe
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DECISION SUMMARY
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Eligibility
Published criteria available
Funding
Published signal available
Deadline
Not published as a standalone date
Duration
6 years
Hands-on status
Confirm clinical privileges
International eligibility
COSECSA publishes a regional programme spanning 15 member countries; eligibility and available accredited centres require confirmation for the active entry year.
Last checked
27 Aug 2026
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
The regional FCS (ECSA) specialty qualification in neurosurgery, represented once as a canonical programme and linked to every officially listed member country.
A common accredited neurosurgery fellowship curriculum, workplace-based surgical training and College examinations across member-country training sites.
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Official COSECSA fellowship programmeLast checked 27 Aug 2026
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International eligibility
COSECSA publishes a regional programme spanning 15 member countries; eligibility and available accredited centres require confirmation for the active entry year.
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Training level & pathway
Clinical · Regional neurosurgical training
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Participation / hands-on scope
A common accredited neurosurgery fellowship curriculum, workplace-based surgical training and College examinations across member-country training sites.
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Medical registration & licensing
No programme-specific licensing field is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm directly with the host and regulator.
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Language requirement
No programme-specific language score is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm the clinical working language and any formal test requirement.
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Visa & work authorisation
Visa, sponsorship and work-right requirements are appointment-specific and must be confirmed with the institution.
NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
20% of tracked decision fields are published
Checked 27 Aug 2026. Unavailable details below were not published in the cited material and have not been guessed.
✓ Duration✓ Eligibility✓ Funding✓ Training exposure✓ Official source— Current status: confirm directly— Commencement: confirm directly— Deadline: confirm directly— Positions: confirm directly— Participation level: confirm directly— Training level: confirm directly— International eligibility: confirm directly— Medical registration: confirm directly— Examinations: confirm directly— Language: confirm directly— Visa / work authorisation: confirm directly— Benefits: confirm directly— Fees: confirm directly— Insurance: confirm directly— Accommodation: confirm directly— Application documents: confirm directly— Application route: confirm directly— Official contact: confirm directly— Programme director: confirm directly— Accreditation: confirm directly
COSECSA admission, registration, accredited-site placement and examination requirements apply; candidates must use the current College application guidance.
Funding and support
Trainee employment, sponsorship and scholarship arrangements are country- and site-specific.
Benefits, fees & relocation
Benefits not published in this profile. Programme fees are not published. Insurance details are not published. Accommodation support is not published.
Application documents
No verified document checklist is stored for this profile.
Licence, examinations, language & visa
Registration requirements need direct confirmation. Examination requirements are not published. Language requirements are not published. Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.
HOST INSTITUTION
College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa
1 sourced pathway is currently indexed for this institution.
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Profile completeness 4%Confirm duration, eligibility, funding, training exposure, current status, commencement, deadline, positions, participation level, training level, international eligibility, medical registration, examinations, language, visa / work authorisation, benefits, fees, insurance, accommodation, application documents, application route, official contact, programme director, accreditationChecked 14 Aug 2026